Our Classes

Flameworking and Beadmaking

Flameworking (or lampworking) encompasses many different types of glasswork created with a torch. Artists use glass rods or tubes softened by the heat of the torch to create detailed sculptures, hollow forms, beads, and more. Learn the basics of beadmaking all the way through the subtleties of detailed glass sculpture.

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  Intro to Sparkly Beads: Metals, Foils, Leaf, and Aventurine with Ayana Benjamin
  1 Session: April 11th
  Friday, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
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  Intro to Flameworking for Craftspeople with River Valadez
  1 Session: April 12th
  Saturday, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
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  Glass Rings with Maria Aroche
  1 Session: April 13th
  Sunday, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
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  Middle School Camp! Intro to Beadmaking (FREE - STEM)
  Camp | 5 Sessions: April 14 — April 18
  Monday, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
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  Imagining Botanical forms with Goldie Poblador
  2 Sessions: April 26 — April 27
  Saturday, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
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  Boro Figures: From Pieces to Perfection
  1 Session: May 10th
  Saturday, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
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  Intro to Bead Magic: Eye beads and Inspiration from the Ancient with Pear Ware
  1 Session: May 13th
  Tuesday, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
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  Intro to Beads: Minis & Multiples with Julia Aneiro Spring 2025 with Julia Aneiro
  One-Day | 1 Session: May 17th
  Saturday, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
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  Into to Boro: Chains with Starr Eaddy
  1 Session: May 20th
  Tuesday, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
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  Intro to Soft Glass: Glassimals (May) with Richard Paz
  1 Session: May 31st
  Saturday, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
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  Intro to Beads: Tiger Beads with Maria Aroche
  1 Session: June 3rd
  Tuesday, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
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  The Bead Goes On: From Beads to Wearables with Hannah Martin
  4 Sessions: June 11 — July 2
  Wednesday, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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  Simple Casting for Glass Beadmakers with Annette Shapiro
  1 Session: June 29th
  Sunday, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
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  Bold and Beautiful Bead Making: Pattern and Shape Exploration with Ghislaine Sabiti
  1 Session: July 15th
  Tuesday, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
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  Into to Boro: Chains (July) with Starr Eaddy
  1 Session: July 17th
  Thursday, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
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  FRIENDLY FIGURES: Soft Glass Bear Beads with Han Duong
  1 Session: July 19th
  Saturday, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
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  High School Camp! Drawing with Glass: Borosilicate Flameworking
  5 Sessions: August 4 — August 8
  Monday, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
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  Middle School Camp! Flame Fire Fun: Glass Beadmaking
  5 Sessions: August 11 — August 15
  Monday, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
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  Phantasms and Lingering Dreams: Flameworking with Abram Deslauriers
  3 Sessions: November 14 — November 16
  Friday, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm